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Charles Khora leads children at a Saturday morning book club. PHOTO: DEVIN YINGLING '22/THE HAWK

Volunteers host weekly book club for children at Gandhi’s former home

Elise Welsh July 18, 2022

Bhambayi, South Africa ––  One Saturday morning in mid-June, Charles Khora gathered a group of children in a circle and had them join hands, just as he does every week. They ran back and forth...

Lorraine Sithole formed The Bookworms Book Club in 2011 to give black authors, and readers, a voice. PHOTO: Rose Barrett '20

Book club for black women promotes reading culture, supports community

Gabby Gutierrez August 15, 2019

Johannesburg, South Africa --  After years of informal conversations and meetings with friends to discuss books, Lorraine Sithole decided to make things official.  In April 2011, while picnicking under...

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